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Koinonia was a Christian band birthed from the fusion in jazz music, which occurred in the 1970s and 1980s, ... but Thompson was never an official member of the band.
Parks was member of the North Texas State One O'clock Lab Band before moving to Los Angeles to work with Sonny and Cher in 1970. In 1980, he was a founding member of the Christian Jazz Fusion band Koinonia. Parks is best known for his many contributions to albums by Steely Dan, Michael Jackson, and Bread.
Members of the American jazz fusion band Koinonia. Pages in category "Koinonia (band) members" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Laboriel was a founding member of the bands Friendship and Koinonia. With the latter, he recorded four albums. With the latter, he recorded four albums. In addition, he has recorded several solo albums on which he recruited a cast of musicians that included Alex Acuña , Al Jarreau, Jim Keltner , Phillip Bailey , Ron Kenoly, and others.
The four became members of Koinonia jazz band from 1982 until about 1990. Clark is recognized as being one of the founding fathers of the Jesus Movement and the contemporary Christian music industry. [3]
Justo Almario. Justo Pastor Almario Gómez (born 18 February 1949) is a Colombian-born, Los Angeles–based flutist, saxophonist and Latin jazz group leader. [1] [2] [3] He was among several Colombian musicians recruited by Mongo Santamaria for his band in the 1970s, notably on the album, Afro–Indio (1975).
The son of jazz bass player Abraham Laboriel, Abe grew up playing drums starting at age four. [1] His mother is a classically trained singer. [2]Laboriel was mentored by well-known percussionists and drummers, including Jeff Porcaro, Chester Thompson, along with Bill Maxwell and Alex Acuña, who had formed the band Koinonia with his father in the 1980s.
At the age of eighteen he joined the band of Perez Prado, and in 1965 he moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1974 Acuña moved to Las Vegas, working with artists such as Elvis Presley, The Temptations, and Diana Ross, and the following year he joined the jazz-fusion group Weather Report, appearing on the albums Black Market and Heavy Weather.